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Title: The Golden Naginata
Author: Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Narrator: Allison Hiroto
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-26-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
For the sake of an enchanted sword, Tomoe revolts against her father.
In all of Naipon, there is no samurai more famous than Tomoe Gozen. Her skill with the blade is legendary, her honor unquestioned, and evil men everywhere fear her name.
No challenge is too great for Tomoe, but she is not ready for marriage. When her father announces that he has arranged a match for her - one that will mean laying aside her sword - Tomoe responds as she always does when her life is threatened: She draws her twin blades.
After fighting her way out of her father's house, Tomoe meets Azo Hono-o, a female samurai who plans to make a name for herself by killing Tomoe Gozen. Tomoe convinces Azo to join forces with her, and together they set out across Naipon in search of a golden sword, which they will use to carve a place for themselves in a man's world.
Members Reviews:
An alternate fantasy Japan with a strong woman warrior as ...
An alternate fantasy Japan with a strong woman warrior as the central character. She deals with demons both internal and external. A very satisfying story well told.
Adore this book
Was really glad to find a copy of this. It's hard to find good books with strong, enjoyable female characters. Great storytelling. I recommend this whole series.
OMG!
This is one of my top 10 books along with Tomoe Gozen. I only wish Salmonson had written more. Beautiful descriptions, great characters and plenty of action.
One Samurai's Road
This is the second volume in Jessica Salmonson's fantasy series set around the life of Tomoe Gozen, a semi-legendary woman Samurai in 12th Century Japan. Gozen is believed to have become the wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka who launched an unsuccessful struggle to gain lordship over Japan and the Minamoto clan that culminated in a massive battle near Kyoto in 1184.
This part of the story starts with Tomoe's refusal to accept a husband. In Feudal Japan a woman was permitted to be a samurai until she was married. At that time she must put aside her weapons and become an obedient homemaker - hardly the kind of role for which the young woman was suited. Instead she storms off and becomes enmeshed in fighting the efforts of one sword smith to destroy the life and works of Okio, the most brilliant sword smith of the age.
In a mid-book climax where Tomoe and her companions battle the 55 samurai who took the life of Okio she discovers the one of her new friends is actually Kiso Yoshinaka, to whom she was promised as bride, and who invites her to join him as a full equal instead of a subservient child bearer. Tomoe accepts, and joins in Lord Kiso's conquests as he gradually builds the strength he will need to challenge his cousin.
In the process of this struggle Tomoe is granted the use of the Golden Naginata, a weapon that will blind anyone who see is unless it has been coated with the blood of the magical kirin that is its guardian. While the weapon often grants victory it seems to collect a toll on its wielder, not in strength, but in anger and self-doubt. Thus this isn't just an adventure story but a tale of Tomoe's efforts to find herself in a culture that always seems to limit her choices.
Aside from an overly long battle scene that seems to be more concerned with its emulation of Japanese convention than stimulating interest, this is a better book than it's predecessor.
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Title: The Golden Naginata
Author: Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Narrator: Allison Hiroto
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-26-15
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
For the sake of an enchanted sword, Tomoe revolts against her father.
In all of Naipon, there is no samurai more famous than Tomoe Gozen. Her skill with the blade is legendary, her honor unquestioned, and evil men everywhere fear her name.
No challenge is too great for Tomoe, but she is not ready for marriage. When her father announces that he has arranged a match for her - one that will mean laying aside her sword - Tomoe responds as she always does when her life is threatened: She draws her twin blades.
After fighting her way out of her father's house, Tomoe meets Azo Hono-o, a female samurai who plans to make a name for herself by killing Tomoe Gozen. Tomoe convinces Azo to join forces with her, and together they set out across Naipon in search of a golden sword, which they will use to carve a place for themselves in a man's world.
Members Reviews:
An alternate fantasy Japan with a strong woman warrior as ...
An alternate fantasy Japan with a strong woman warrior as the central character. She deals with demons both internal and external. A very satisfying story well told.
Adore this book
Was really glad to find a copy of this. It's hard to find good books with strong, enjoyable female characters. Great storytelling. I recommend this whole series.
OMG!
This is one of my top 10 books along with Tomoe Gozen. I only wish Salmonson had written more. Beautiful descriptions, great characters and plenty of action.
One Samurai's Road
This is the second volume in Jessica Salmonson's fantasy series set around the life of Tomoe Gozen, a semi-legendary woman Samurai in 12th Century Japan. Gozen is believed to have become the wife of Minamoto no Yoshinaka who launched an unsuccessful struggle to gain lordship over Japan and the Minamoto clan that culminated in a massive battle near Kyoto in 1184.
This part of the story starts with Tomoe's refusal to accept a husband. In Feudal Japan a woman was permitted to be a samurai until she was married. At that time she must put aside her weapons and become an obedient homemaker - hardly the kind of role for which the young woman was suited. Instead she storms off and becomes enmeshed in fighting the efforts of one sword smith to destroy the life and works of Okio, the most brilliant sword smith of the age.
In a mid-book climax where Tomoe and her companions battle the 55 samurai who took the life of Okio she discovers the one of her new friends is actually Kiso Yoshinaka, to whom she was promised as bride, and who invites her to join him as a full equal instead of a subservient child bearer. Tomoe accepts, and joins in Lord Kiso's conquests as he gradually builds the strength he will need to challenge his cousin.
In the process of this struggle Tomoe is granted the use of the Golden Naginata, a weapon that will blind anyone who see is unless it has been coated with the blood of the magical kirin that is its guardian. While the weapon often grants victory it seems to collect a toll on its wielder, not in strength, but in anger and self-doubt. Thus this isn't just an adventure story but a tale of Tomoe's efforts to find herself in a culture that always seems to limit her choices.
Aside from an overly long battle scene that seems to be more concerned with its emulation of Japanese convention than stimulating interest, this is a better book than it's predecessor.